Miss Union Queen of 1930 31 at Virginia Union
Rupert Picots profiles Harriet Wilson winner of the Miss Union title for the 1930 31 school year at Virginia Union University. The Richmond votary is described as a debutante from 401 Wasley Street, daughter of Percy Wilson, a prominent fragrance man. She plans stage study, esthetic dancing, piano, and an A B degree in education. Virginia State tops St Augustine 6 0 in tennis as part of a local sports roundup.
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Harriet Wilson
Union
Virginia Union University
Percy Wilson
Wasley Street
Misa Jon
Haris Memorial College
Union University
Ethel Barcomers
Seymour Police Chief Raymond Gilyard Dead in Planned Suicide
Seymour Connecticut — Police Chief Raymond Gilyard died last Tuesday in what authorities ruled as a death by own action. An elaborate setup to imitate a murder episode included threatening letters and calls. Eight suspects, mostly Negro, were released after being held, and Gilyard’s death followed a night leaving a bullet hole in his car door.
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Conn
Raymond Gilyard
Trat
James J. Corsgan
New Haven
Uilgary
Derby
Pefdre
Sir Gilyard
Elks Lodge
Ansonia
Charles Workingham
Lnst
Gilyard
Beening
Mike Edith Nayack
Mir
Virginia State College Hosts Governor at Honors Concert
Fully three thousand people gathered at the gymnasium of Virginia State College on May 17 for the eighth annual Ascred concert honoring the governor and featuring Dr. Harry T. Burleigh. Under Alston W. Burleigh the Virginia State Choral Society performed spirituals with eight arranged by Burleigh and one by Hall Johnson, broadcast on WLBG. Governor John Garland Polard praised the students and the institution for their achievements.
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Virginia
Dallum
Virginia State College
State College
WLBG
Virginia State Choral Society
Glee Club
Harry T. Burleigh
Hall Johnson
Vore
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John Garland Polard
Virginia State College 47th Commencement Week Plans
The 47th year of Virginia State College begins May 21 and runs to June 2 with a full commencement program. Under President John M. Gandy the college has earned regional accreditation, expanded its physical plant, and plans graduations tallying two college, twenty normal school, and high school division graduates. Notables include Dr. John M. Gandy and Prof. Winston Douglas addressing graduates. events span music, class days, normal and college exercises, field day, and the baccalaureate.
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Virginia State College
Yursuay
John M. Tandy
Virginian State College
Southern Association of Coleges and Secondary Schools
George W. Owens Agricultural
Tinine
South
John M. Gandy
Winston Douglas
Truokee T. Washington High School
Norfolk
Yoong Men's and Young Women
Colege
John Mu Gandy
T. Washington High School
Bitter Not Sour Grapes Critique Of Local Leadership
Washington dispatch notes recurring editorials from the Atlanta Independent and similar papers attacking voteless leadership and separate political headquarters as part of a broader commentary. The fragmentary item hints at political critique but lacks concrete names, dates, or events due to damaged text.
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Washington
CNS
Atlanta Independent
Sparate
Great Colored Artist Duke Ellington Dominates Night Tour
A praise filled boast declares Duke Ellington the greatest colored artist since Jim Europe and Paul Robeson, now bursting into world fame. The piece notes Ellington leading the world’s greatest colored orchestra on a Paramount-Vu bust tour through the Middle Atlantic region under manager Im. Rave creay.
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Jim Europe
Paul Robeson
Duke Ellington
Paramount- Vublix
Lilington
Big
Rave Creay
Political power plays and headquarters debate in Washington
Fragmentary remarks expose tensions over African American political influence. References to Risher Davis and Church denying cooperation with the National Negro Republican League highlight rival headquarters at 1216 Pennsylvania Avenue and 717 Florida Avenue NW. The tone suggests escalating efforts to discredit rivals as political maneuvering intensifies.
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Georgia
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Coolidge
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Bob Church
Washington
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Florida Avenue
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Ellington hailed as top orchestra leader in poll
In Atlanta two men, Walter Brown and James Lindsey, were credited with saving a white man who fell under a freight train. The rescued man was later taken to a hospital and jailed on drunkenness charges. Ellington's enduring fame is noted as he leads in popularity polls ahead of Vallee Lyman Lombardo and others.
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Ellington
Orchestra World
Duke
Hudy Vallee
Abe Lyman
Guy Lombardo
Duke Ellington
Atlanta, Ga
CNS
Walter Brown
James Lindsey
National Negro Republican League under fire from press
Long article by Robert Flete criticizes the National Negro Republican League and its leader Dr John Hawkins. It argues press groups misstate aims and misrepresent the group while urging unity among Negro citizens to advance civic and economic interests across landowners manufacturers and organized labor.
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Robert Flete Washington
CNL
National Negro Press
National Negro Republican League
John Hawkins
Hawking
Defended by NAACP as eight condemned boys case draws protests
The NAACP says the trial record of eight Black youths condemned to death in a rape case has been sent to a leading Alabama criminal lawyer. Letters from two boys criticize Communist and International Labor Defense tactics and urge NAACP supervision of their defense. Black editors nationwide back NAACP efforts amid debates on who should lead the case and how the defense is handled.
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York
Stottsboro
Alabama
National Association’ For the Advancement of Colored People
International Labor Defense
1. LD
Clarenes Noreig
New Republic
United States
A. Cc. P
J. Calvin
Pittsburgh Courier
Negro Republican League Aims to Expand Black Voter Power
The article discusses the Nationa l Negro Republican League pursuing intelligent exercise of the franchise by African Americans and urging Republican aid to secure voting rights in areas with long denial. It also calls for a federal anti lynching law to wield federal power against the crime.
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National Negro Republican League
Republican Party
Crowd gathers as Congressman De Priest visits Lexington
Staff correspondent Robert Conn reports at First Baptist Church Lexington where Congressman Oscar De Priest from Illinois spoke to a large crowd. Dr J Lewis Howe praised racial harmony and noted his family’s history with the church. De Priest urged Negroes to vote for constitutional rights while condemning racial violence.
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America
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Washington and Lee University
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Alabama
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International Justice
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